'Good Samaritan' sexually assaulted woman when she became stranded on night out

A 'GOOD Samaritan' has avoided jail after sexually assaulting a woman when she became stranded on a night out.

A man avoided jail after sexually assaulting a woman after inviting her back to his place in London

Samuel Solomon met his victim, a woman in her 20s, at a pub where she was on a night out with friends.

The pair got talking and moved to a different bar together.

On leaving the second bar, the victim stated she did not have enough money to get a cab home, so Solomon invited her back to the address he was staying at in Southwark, south London.

Once back at the address, the victim went to sleep in bed, but woke up the next morning, partially clothed and with no memory of the night before.

Although she had been drinking, the victim did not believe she had drunk excessively.

After leaving the address and feeling vulnerable due to her lack of memory, she contacted police and was taken to a Haven where she was looked after by specially trained staff, and revealed that she had been the victim of a sexual assault.

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Samuel Solomon met his victim at a pub where she was on a night out with friends

The worst thing about it all has been the not really knowing what happened

Victim

Police tracked down and arrested Solomon, but he claimed he had acted as a 'Good Samaritan' and that despite the victim being excessively drunk, no sexual contact had taken place.

However, following analysis of Solomon's phone, a number of graphic images of the victim and Solomon were found, proving that sexual contact had occurred.

He was pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and one count of voyeurism and was sentenced yesterday to 20 months' imprisonment, suspended for two years.

Solomon was also ordered to pay £2000 in compensation for the victim and £500 court costs, complete 160 hours of unpaid community work and was given a ten-year sexual offender notification order.

Speaking about the impact the assault had on her, the victim said: "The worst thing about it all has been the not really knowing what happened.

"I now go out with the assumption that all men want to attack me or take advantage of me.

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Solomon invited her back to the address he was staying at in Southwark, south London

"I was always a very confident and outgoing person with a very active social life.

"I now feel as though I cannot be myself with anyone and that I cannot behave in a way that is natural to me.

"I have not been able to have a normal relationship since and I do not anticipate being able to trust anyone enough to have a normal relationship in the near future.

"I hope one day I can put this behind me, but at the moment there is not a day that doesn't go by that I don't think about what happened."

Detective Constable Aidan Kersley, who led the investigation for the Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command, said: "Solomon showed predatory instincts in carrying out this attack on a vulnerable woman.

"While it could not be proven that the victim's drink was spiked, it was clear the victim did not consent to sexual activity.

"Solomon took advantage of her and documented his abuse by taking pictures on his phone.

"I would like thank the victim for having the strength to report this to police and support this prosecution through the courts."